tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post8393941727446292393..comments2019-01-19T07:24:27.708+00:00Comments on The Lockerbie Case: The decisionRobert Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03606456028430261555noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post-77483254156241107792009-08-21T09:52:50.550+01:002009-08-21T09:52:50.550+01:00I agree with Adam&#39;s description of Kenny MacAs...I agree with Adam&#39;s description of Kenny MacAskill&#39;s decision as <i>great</i>: more importantly it was the <i>right</i> decision.<br /><br /><i>Mr MacAskill seems to understand the need for an inquiry into the whole case</i>, says Adam. This is what the Scottish Justice Secretary had to say on the matter:<br /><br />&quot;However, there remain concerns to some on the wider issues of the Lockerbie atrocity. This is a global issue, and international in its nature. The questions to be asked and answered are beyond the jurisdiction of Scots law and the restricted remit of the Scottish Government. If a further inquiry were felt to be appropriate then it should be initiated by those with the required power and authority. The Scottish Government would be happy to fully co-operate in such an inquiry.&quot;<br /><br />There is clearly a widespread feeling that an independent and full inquiry into the Lockerbie disaster is now required. I have long believed that the United Nations is the only organisation with the requisite power and authority to conduct such an independent inquiry. My 2007 petition asked PM Gordon Brown to support a <i>United Nations Inquiry into the death of UN Commissioner for Namibia, Bernt Carlsson, in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing</i> (see http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/UNInquiry/). Although the petition&#39;s signatories included Professor Robert Black and Lockerbie relatives, Dr Jim Swire and Rev&#39;d John Mosey, total signatures were insufficient to qualify for an official response from Downing Street.<br /><br />The world is expected to be watching closely the proceedings of the Scottish parliament, when it is recalled to discuss Mr MacAskill&#39;s statement on Monday 24 August 2009. Thus, Holyrood could provide the ideal springboard to launch a campaign for a UN Inquiry into Lockerbie.Patrick Haseldinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10133417620510887039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post-17224324417035162252009-08-21T00:21:09.468+01:002009-08-21T00:21:09.468+01:00A truly fantastic decision! Kenny MacAskill has sh...A truly fantastic decision! Kenny MacAskill has shown great courage to make this decision.Jamietheframehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07091137822307638144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post-55807932304704754122009-08-20T20:35:32.347+01:002009-08-20T20:35:32.347+01:00To Ruth:
1. In this dirty game Mr. MacAskill had a...To Ruth:<br />1. In this dirty game Mr. MacAskill had a very simple role to play: He had the choice to release Megrahi or not to release him.<br />2. It was apparently not Mr. MacAskill who &quot;persuaded&quot; Megrahi to abandon his appeal.<br />3. Mr. MacAskill seems to understand the need for an inquiry into the whole case.Nennt mich einfach Adam!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17238191759123231681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post-40240324699880523672009-08-20T19:43:51.855+01:002009-08-20T19:43:51.855+01:00Mr. MacAskill,
How sick can you get and I wonder i...Mr. MacAskill,<br />How sick can you get and I wonder if you and Mr Salmond will be lords before long for your great part in making the Scottish legal system subservient to the exceedingly corrupt UK governmentRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07713759926710072249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post-77649053726745958982009-08-20T17:09:51.212+01:002009-08-20T17:09:51.212+01:00Chapeau, Mr. MacAskill! What a great decision and ...Chapeau, Mr. MacAskill! What a great decision and what a great statement!<br />It shows that Scotland in the end is not a Banana Republic (without bananas and without being a republic).Nennt mich einfach Adam!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17238191759123231681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post-11381637940593312742009-08-20T17:08:20.151+01:002009-08-20T17:08:20.151+01:00Dear Duncan,
I too am ashamed. Ashamed that al-Meg...Dear Duncan,<br />I too am ashamed. Ashamed that al-Megrahi appears to have been &#39;prevailed&#39; upon to drop his appeal in order to guarantee spending his last days with his family, thus never being able to clear his name (as was his wish), additionally, in all likelihood also preventing potentially highly sensitive evidence becoming public, and finally, reducing considerably the chances of opening any meaningful independent, public enquiry into the 103 disaster and its aftermath. I imagine that all of this must make you just a little more proud to be Scottish.<br />Toodle pip.Quincey Riddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196728122070096913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post-71098314602893729142009-08-20T17:04:17.118+01:002009-08-20T17:04:17.118+01:00Moral nationalism at its most exclusive. Scots are...Moral nationalism at its most exclusive. Scots are humane, compassionate and merciful, says MacAskill. Others are less upstanding. An utter disgrace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post-23864742441767532462009-08-20T15:21:01.171+01:002009-08-20T15:21:01.171+01:00Makes me absolutely ashamed to call myself Scottis...Makes me absolutely ashamed to call myself Scottish.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894098603166153510noreply@blogger.com